Agriculture, the service economy, sexual exploitation, manufacturing, construction and domestic work drive today's enslavement around the world.
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Mushroom Clouds Over Texas, 500 Deaths in Bangladesh — THAT’S Why We Need Unions
There’s an underlying theme behind the barrage of words and images from the fertilizer plant explosion and the collapse of a textile factory, and it’s this: When one worker is unsafe anywhere, we’re all unsafe everywhere.
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Petition Power: More than 330,000 Reject Holder's “Too Big to Jail”
Activists on Tuesday delivered more than 330,000 signatures to U.S. Department of Justice offices calling on the Obama Administration to reject Eric Holder’s declaration that some financial institutions are too big to jail.
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Once Upon a Time, Corporations Paid Taxes
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Tax 'Em! The 16th Amendment Revisited
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the 16th Amendment, which grants Congress the right to levy an income tax. By studying the past, might we enlighten the present?
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Lords of Disorder: Billions for Wall Street, Sacrifice for Everyone Else
As usual, we’re collecting nothing from the big banks but demanding sacrifice from the elderly, the disabled, the poor, the young and the middle class.
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Can America Follow Europe's Lead on a Financial Transaction Tax?
Eleven European countries have said yes to a financial transaction tax that will bring in 10 cents on every $100. If the U.S. instituted something similar, it would raise more than $100 billion a year.
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Two New Fraud Deals Show Wall Street's Washington Insiders at Work
No more deals. No more negotiations. Not until we’re in the room. Not until we’re seated in the chair, at the table, in the chambers of justice, that have always rightfully belonged to us – and only us.
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Millionaires Back Raising the Estate Tax
More than 30 of the wealthiest Americans have signed a letter to Congress and the Obama administration arguing that the estate tax should be raised, not lowered.
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The Fiscal Cliff Deal is Wall Street’s Latest Scam
If you liked toxic investments and the 2008 financial crisis, you’ll love Wall Street's deficit deal.
